Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, 1.9: On the Priesthood, Ascetic Treatises, Select Homilies and Letters, Homilies on the Statues (Early Church Fathers)
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Overview
The Early Church Fathers is one of the most important collections of historical, philosophical and theological writings available in English to the student of the Christian Church. These documents provide the most comprehensive witness to the development of Christianity and Christian thought during the period immediately following the Apostolic Era. This volume contains Chrysostom's writings on the priesthood, the Ascetic Treatises, and more.
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- Treatise on the Priesthood
- An Exhortation to Theodore after His FallLetter to a Young Widow
- Homilies on S. Ignatius and S. Babylas
- Concerning Lowliness of Mind
- Instructions to Catechumens
- Three Homilies concerning the Power of Demons
- Against Marcionists and Manichaeans
- Homily on the Paralytic Let Down through the Roof
- To Those Who Had Not Attended the Assembly
- Homily against Publishing the Errors of the Brethren
- On Eutropius, Patrician and Consul
- A Treatise to Prove that No One Can Harm the Man Who Does Not Injure Himself
- Letters to Olympias
- Correspondence of St. Chrysostom with the Bishop of Rome
- Homilies concerning the Statues
Top Highlights
“Thou seest, my excellent friend, that the man who is powerful in preaching has peculiar need of greater study than others; and besides study, of forbearance also greater than what is needed by all those whom I have already mentioned.” (Page 72)
“But our priests have received authority to deal, not with bodily leprosy, but spiritual uncleanness—not to pronounce it removed after examination, but actually and absolutely to take it away.” (Page 48)
“Consider, then, what kind of man he ought to be who is to hold out against such a tempest, and to manage skillfully such great hindrances to the common welfare; for he ought to be dignified yet free from arrogance, formidable yet kind, apt to command yet sociable, impartial yet courteous, humble yet not servile, strong yet gentle, in order that he may contend successfully against all these difficulties. And he ought to bring forward with great authority the man who is properly qualified for the office, even if all should oppose him, and with the same authority to reject the man who is not so qualified, even if all should conspire in his favor, and to keep one aim only in view, the building up of the Church, in nothing actuated either by enmity or favor.” (Page 55)
“For transparent madness it is to despise so great a dignity, without which it is not possible to obtain either our own salvation, or the good things which have been promised to us. For if no one can enter into the kingdom of Heaven except he be regenerate through water and the Spirit, and he who does not eat the flesh of the Lord and drink His blood is excluded from eternal life, and if all these things are accomplished only by means of those holy hands, I mean the hands of the priest, how will any one, without these, be able to escape the fire of hell, or to win those crowns which are reserved for the victorious?” (Page 47)
- Title: Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers 1.9: Saint Chrysostom: On the Priesthood, Ascetic Treatises, Select Homilies and Letters, Homilies on the Statues
- Authors: Philip Schaff, John Chrysostom
- Series: Early Church Fathers (Protestant Edition)
- Volume: 9
- Publisher: Christian Literature Company
- Print Publication Date: 1889
- Logos Release Date: 2001
- Era: era:nicene
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subjects: Christian literature, early; Fathers of the church
- Resource ID: LLS:6.60.9
- Resource Type: text.monograph.ancient-manuscript.translation
- Metadata Last Updated: 2024-12-19T23:49:07Z